 What
is
“Hiking
Across
Estonia”?
It
is
a
web-based
simulation
in
which
you
can
take
a
hike
round
Estonian
nature.
During
a
five-week
period
you
have
to
go
through
five
different
communities
–
heath
forest,
meadowland,
grove,
waterside
meadow
and
bog.
There
are
seven
different
environmental
tasks
in
each
community
(total
35)
to
be
solved
during
the
virtual
hike.
During
the
whole
hike
you
also
have
to
deal
with
virtual
eating
problems.
Whom
is
the
simulation
for?
The
main
target
group
of
the
simulation
“Hiking
Across
Estonia”
is
suggested
to
be
the
students
of
the
upper
basic
and
high
school.
College
students
and
anybody
who
is
interested
in
the
Estonian
nature
and
environmental
problems
should
find
it
fascinating
are
supposed
to
be
interested
in
it.
What
kind
of
computer
do
you
need?
The
minimal
configuration
of
computer
for
participating
in
“Hiking
Across
Estonia”
should
be
PC-486,
32
MB
RAM,
which
has
a
sound
card
and
speakers,
VGA
color
monitor
and
network
interface
card.
It
is
advisable
to
have
Internet
direct
connection,
although
it
can
be
used
with
a
dialup
connection
of
good
quality.
The
graphics
card
and
monitor
must
be
capable
to
realize
the
resolution
of
screen
area
1024x768.
When
they
do
less
it’s
impossible
to
take
part
in
the
virtual
hike.
The
program
works
with
operating
systems
Windows
95
or
higher
and
with
Windows
NT
4.0
or
higher.
The
web
browser
has
to
be
MS
Internet
Explorer
5.0
(or
later)
or
Netscape
Navigator
4.5
(or
later).
JavaScript
has
to
be
enabled
in
browser.
When
technical
problems
occur
you
should
contact
pedaste@ut.ee.
 In
what
the
competition
stands
for?
The
winner
of
the
"Hiking Across Estonia"
is
the
team
who
has
collected
the
biggest
number
of
points.
Giving
the
correct
solutions
to
problems
collects
the
points
–
easier
questions
give
less,
tough
problems
give
more
points.
Deduction
of
points
occurs
in
case
you
will
ignore
virtual
eating
rules.
The
maximum
score
is
925.
You
don’t
have
to
have
big
knowledge
to
take
part
in
the
simulation.
The
program
and
additional
web
sites
listed
on
the
links
page
provide
you
with
the
information
needed
for
completing
the
tasks.
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